Archives: Mineral project development

Ivanhoe Mines Executive Co-Chair Robert Friedland and President Marna Cloete announced on May 26, 2024 that first ore was fed into the Phase 3 concentrator at the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). First ore marks the completion of construction of the Phase 3 concentrator, which has been achieved months[…]

Australian iron ore major Fortescue will either “turn down or turn off our operations” when renewable energy isn’t available in a new type of future commodity “demand response”, head of green power, Meheroop Chopra said at The Electric Mine 2024. “We’re fully committed to a real zero target, which means that we will run our[…]

CIMIC Group companies Sedgman and CPB Contractors, in joint venture, have been selected by BHP to undertake the Western Ridge Crusher Project in Western Australia. The project, which will generate revenue to CIMIC of A$757 million, involves an end-to-end solution for design and construction of a new 30 Mt/y primary crusher (separately procured by BHP) and[…]

Chile’s Antofagasta Minerals (AMSA) is one of the world’s leading copper producers and as such has one of the largest ultraclass mining fleets in the world. Its operations include Centinela, Los Pelambres, Antucoya and Zaldivar plus it has massive expansion plans underway – notably its US$4.4 billion Nueva Centinela project, which includes the expansion of the[…]

Late last year, following a competitive tendering process, PYBAR was awarded an underground development mining contract at the Savage River Mine in Tasmania. Under the contract, PYBAR will provide services, labour and equipment for continued development of an underground exploration decline and lateral development roadways at the Savage River Mine, with over 2 km of development[…]

On May 3, Boliden announced that an agreement had been reached between worker’s unions and local management which enables the process of reopening Ireland’s largest mining operation – the Tara zinc mine near Navan – ‘on a more financially sustainable basis.’ In July 2023, the Tara mine was put in care and maintenance due to[…]

In a huge milestone for a world-class hard rock lithium project, Liontown Resources has achieved first ore through the crushing circuit at Kathleen Valley in Western Australia. Commissioning of the dry plant commenced in late March with the team energising equipment and conducting thorough checks of the systems to ensure everything works in accordance with the[…]

Vale has reported its Q1 2024 results, where the stand out figures are for iron ore whose production increased from 66.8 Mt in Q1 2023 to 70.8 Mt in Q1 2024. A big bonus was seen in its Northern System, namely at S11D in Para state, Brazil, where iron ore production was up by 1.4[…]

Papua New Guinea copper & gold mining major Ok Tedi Mining Ltd (OTML) has announced a record production result for the first quarter of 2024, with an achievement of 26,114 dry metric tonnes (dmt) of copper, marking a substantial increase of 61% compared to the same period last year which was 16,265 dmt. This record[…]

Wood, a global leader in consulting and engineering, has been awarded a major contract by Antofagasta Minerals SA (AMSA) for its Nueva Centinela copper project. Located in the Antofagasta region of Chile, the contract will see Wood support AMSA in expanding the Esperanza Sur pit. Wood has been appointed as the strategic partner for project[…]